This SnowshoeHareReadme.txt file was generated on 2021-09-18 by Sean M Sultaire GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Title of Dataset: Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) presence-absence data in Michigan and Wisconsin, U.S.A 2. Author Information A. Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: Sean M. Sultaire Institution: Michigan State University Address: 480 E Wilson Rd, East Lansing MI 48824 Email: sultaires@gmail.com B. Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Gary J. Roloff Institution: Michigan State University Address: 480 E Wilson Rd, East Lansing MI 48824 Email: roloff@msu.edu C. Alternate Contact Information Name: Benjamin Zuckerberg Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison Address: 1630 Linden Dr, Madison, WI Email: bzuckergerg@wisc.edu 3. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date) : 2012-12-01 to 2014-03-31 4. Geographic location of data collection : northern Michigan and Wisconsin, U.S.A. 5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Safari Club International SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: none 2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: 3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: 4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: 5. Was data derived from another source? no A. If yes, list source(s): PRISM climate group, National Snow Analyses 6. Recommended citation for this dataset: Sultaire, S.M., Humphreys, J.M., Zuckerberg, B., Pauli, J.N., and Roloff. G.J., Data from: Spatial variation in bioclimatic relationships for a snow-adapted species along a discontinuous southern range boundary. Dryad Digital Repository. doi:10.5061/dryad.w3r2280rk. DATA & FILE OVERVIEW 1. File List: 1. DryadDataSultaire_et_al2021Biogeography_SnowshoeHarePA.xlxs, data file 2. Readme.txt, metadatafile 2. Relationship between files, if important: 3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: 4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? no A. If yes, name of file(s) that was updated: i. Why was the file updated? ii. When was the file updated? METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: Snow tracking surveys were performed at sites during winters 2012-13 and 2013-2014. A series of 120m transects were walked and we recoreded whether snowshoe hare tracks were present on each transect (Counts column). 2. Methods for processing the data: none 3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: none 4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: 5. Environmental/experimental conditions: winter with snow cover 6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: 7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: Sean Sultaire, John Humphreys, David Burt DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: DryadDataSultaire_et_al2021Biogeography_SnowshoeHarePA.xlxs 1. Number of variables: 11 2. Number of cases/rows: 4867 3. Variable List: A Site2 character - Unique survey site or background point identifier B Long 5575351-924124 Meters Survey site or background point longitude, in UTM Zone 16 C Lat -457351-5298827 Meters Survey site or background point latitude, in UTM Zone 16 D State character - U.S. state survey site or background point is located in E OBS 0-1 - Presence (1) and absence (0) of snowshoe hares at survey site F Counts 1-6 transects Number of transects with snowshoe hare tracks at survey sites G Trials 0-20 transects Total number of snow tracking transects conducted at each site H Spp character - Indicates snowshoe hare survey site (Hare) or background point (Mesh) I mSnow5yrE 0-22 weeks Number of weeks with snow cover November-April, averaged 2007-2012. Derived from US national snow analyses data J mxTempE 12.43-21.25 degrees Average maximum temperature from May-December, averaged 2007-2012. Derived from PRISM climate normals 1980-2010 K Forest1kmE 0-10.8 percent Percent of forest cover within 1km of survey site 4. Missing data codes: none 5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: none